Cultivating with Symbiosis Panel-Chapter 721 - 403: So This Is How It Ends
In the holy temple.
This supreme holy temple of the Holy Tan Realm is the end of everything.
The ground here is paved with gold, resplendent and indescribable in its splendor.
Even shadows of people cannot be cast.
Golden particles float in the air, seemingly echoing the laughter and joy of countless beings, enveloping the entire temple.
Yet they are all trampled underfoot, merged with the gold.
Only the rising golden mist surrounds the cloud terrace illuminated by holy light on the dome of the temple, and an old man in white robe, with a compassionate face, perched above the cloud terrace.
The old man’s expression is calm, without joy or sadness.
He spoke to the kneeling figure in golden armor below:
"The heretic has arrived."
"Strong and invincible."
"But he is very compassionate, only through his compassion can we defeat him."
The head of the warrior in golden armor lowered further upon hearing this.
He understood the meaning of the Divine Envoy.
The people are very useful resources.
They can build palaces, provide divine power to the deities, and aid in resisting external foes.
Anyway, they can be reborn after death.
As long as some drugs are scattered, those people will quickly create more for their use, endlessly.
Even if some are unwilling to reproduce, it doesn’t matter.
There will always be someone willing to.
"Yes!"
"I will now go..."
But before he could cup his fists and leave,
a voice suddenly echoed in the spacious hall.
Bringing a gentle breeze, it dispelled the resplendent gleam.
"Sadly, I’m not willing to give you the opportunity to disgust me."
Li Ye’s figure quietly appeared.
The light of the Celestial Being instantly overwhelmed the splendor and the holy light of the Holy Tan God, as he stood barefoot on the golden hall, his eyes filled with irrepressible anger.
He had already perceived.
This gold was not merely gold.
But a spiritual object constructed from all the bright "memories."
Compared to a life of grand cultivation, the moments a mortal can shine are too few; they may only have one or two memorable sparkling nodes in their entire life.
This gold is the transformation of those sparkling memories.
Such things are prohibited in the Tao Furnace Realm.
Because some things are irrevocable once extracted, even the lightest consequence means they can’t even reincarnate, having lost all hope in this world.
The only thought they could rely on to live through the long years has vanished, rendering even their souls darkened.
It is called a holy temple.
But in truth, it is more of a demon path than the demon path itself, created under the guise of holiness.
Anyway, Li Ye’s expression was unprecedentedly serious.
He was already constructing the Four Seasons Spirit Domain, ready to treat these guys as fertilizer for planting trees.
"This is not my doing."
The Holy Tan Goddess, seeing Li Ye like this, quickly distanced herself: "These folks are responsible, it has nothing to do with me. If you attack them, you can’t bully me again."
"Speak no more, take action." Li Ye cast a glance at her.
"Alright, alright!"
She truly feared Li Ye acting like this.
Hurriedly began severing her connection with "her."
Long into the future, she finally conceived a method to temporarily interrupt the holy temple’s "right of scripture interpretation" over her scriptural scrolls.
Even if only for a fleeting moment, it was enough for her to devour these people.
But when she tried to cast this magic,
her expression changed momentarily.
She jerked her head up to look at Li Ye, who had already casually tossed aside the golden-armored warrior and was closing in on the Divine Envoy, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
But the faces on her black robes began to struggle, sensing the moment of release.
Even if it could provide restful sleep, the endlessly stretching dreams were another form of torment for them, and for her.
"..."
"I will fulfill you."
The Holy Tan Goddess murmured almost inaudibly.
She glanced at the faces on her black robe.
Closed her eyes.
When she reopened them, only the brilliant holy light remained, devoid of human radiance.
Countless souls and brilliance began to surge from within her, fusing into the gold of the holy temple, or rather, the bamboo scripture scroll enshrined beneath the gold.
"No!"
The Divine Envoy, struggling against Li Ye, sensed something.
With his eyes wide open in madness, he shouted towards the Holy Tan Goddess: "You will die doing this! Don’t! No!!"
Li Ye felt a slight pressure.
Used both hands to fend off the Divine Envoy’s near self-destructive onslaught.
Then looked back in her direction.
Instantly understanding what the Holy Tan Goddess was doing.
This fellow was, in tandem with his current self, decomposing divine power to disperse it throughout the world, returning the world to the creatures of this realm for an uplift.
He took a deep sigh.
Yet he did not intervene directly.
Instead said:
"..."
"Do you no longer want what I promised you?"
"Once I’ve planted this old guy, I have a method to help you, at that time, your brilliance will truly illuminate this world, no longer a cruel holy light!"
He truly never expected that just by not keeping an eye on the friend he just met, she would intend to self-destruct.
Though they just met, he was not the kind to stand idly by while something happened to his friend; sacrificing one to save another was an option for the incompetent.
